State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs Illinois
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In Illinois, $40,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 19.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.2%
Hawaii vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+8.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $48,780
- p25
- $41,280
- p75
- $58,270
- p10
- $37,160
- p90
- $64,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Illinois
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $40,910
- p25
- $37,750
- p75
- $46,790
- p10
- $36,030
- p90
- $60,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.